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FROM: Sunne Wright McPeak Costa
DATE: November 19, 1985 County
SUBJECT:
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S), OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendation
Support and endorse the Bay Area Air Quality Management
District community workshop in Contra Costa County regarding
air toxics issues and relative risk assessment methodologies
to be ,held early 1986 . Request County staff cooperation
with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District as needed
and appropriate.
Background
Concerns regarding the health effects of air toxics, the
status of federal, state and regional efforts to regulate
air toxics and the methodoloqies to evaluate the relative
risks of air emmission need to be addressed publicly and
directly so that citizens can have as much current accurate
information as possible. The Bay Area Air Quality
Management District Board of Directors at the request of
Supervisor McPeak authorized the organization of a
workshop in Contra Costa County to discuss the above
concerns as well as issues outlined in a report on air
toxics in Contra Costa County recently published by Citizens
for a Better Environment. Endorsement and support of the
workshop by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
will emphasize the concern the County has regarding air
toxics and will provide important community profile for the
workshop.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON November 19, 985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1, 11— ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: _ NOES: . AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: — AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Community Development Director ATTESTED - /9' /P
-Director
Health Services Director Phir Batchelor, Clerk of tne uoaro of
Environmental Health
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County Administrator idt 4�-
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